McConnells in York County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
Ebenezer Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
1. Ebenezer Confederate Memorial
West side
(West side)
Comrades
Remembering how they resisted oppression and injustice, defended truth and the right, fought for their native land, enduring hardship and sacrifice. We assume the sacred trust of perpetuating their memory with love and devotion.
(East side)
To our Confederate soldiers.
Erected by the S.D. Barron Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, of Ebenezer
1908.
Erected 1908 by S.D. Barron Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy of Ebenezer.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list.
Location. 34° 52.273′ N, 81° 13.958′ W. Memorial is in McConnells, South Carolina, in York County. It is on Church Street (South Carolina Route 322) west of Cemetery Street, on the right when traveling west. Located in Olivet Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 159 Church Street, Mc Connells SC 29726, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is in the Midlands and in the Olde English District. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Deep South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the original Cherokee Nation, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: McConnells (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mt. Zion School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Huck's Defeat (approx. 2.9 miles away); Slave Cabin
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Other markers no longer nearby. Brick Kitchen (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Homestead (was approx. 3.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
More about this memorial. In 2022, the S.C. Division UDC relocated the monument to the Mt. Olivet Presbyterian Church Cemetery in McConnells. This new location is about 12 miles southwest of its original position in Rock Hill (GPS 34.96601,−81.05178).
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
2. Ebenezer Confederate Memorial
Photographed by Michael Sean Nix, March 6, 2010
3. Ebenezer Confederate Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,039 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on October 4, 2025, by Michelle Jackson of Bessemer City, North Carolina. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 6, 2010, by Michael Sean Nix of Spartanburg, South Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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